West Oak Lane man arrested for armed robbery

Philly Confidential

An anonymous phone tip led police to arresting Lavell Lewis, a 19-year-old man from West Oak Lane who allegedly robbed a pharmacy in the same neighborhood on Nov. 7.

Lewis and an armed accomplice walked into a pharmacy on Old York Road near 66th Avenue around 10:50 a.m. A surveillance camera inside the pharmacy captured footage of Lewis jumping over the counter holding a messenger bag and a handgun.